Your complete guide to Sarajevo
Verified itineraries, honest advice, and no-fluff tips on Baščaršija, the Olympic mountains, and day trips beyond town.
Top-rated activities in Sarajevo
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Top destinations in and around Sarajevo
From Sarajevo’s old town to the Olympic mountains and the towns of Herzegovina.
Sarajevo
Sarajevo's geography, transport, currency and neighbourhoods explained honestly, with the day trips and guides you need to plan a visit.
Baščaršija, Sarajevo's Ottoman bazaar
Baščaršija is Sarajevo's working Ottoman bazaar, founded around 1462 - where to eat, what to skip, and how to avoid the tourist-trap terraces.
Trebević and the Olympic bobsleigh track
Trebević mountain above Sarajevo: the 1984 bobsleigh track, its role in the 1992–96 siege, and today's hiking trails and viewpoints.
Mostar
How to get from Sarajevo to Mostar, Kujundžiluk's copper market, the postwar divide, and dodging the midday tour-bus crowds.
Bjelašnica
Bjelašnica, host of the 1984 alpine skiing, 45 minutes from Sarajevo: honest state of the lifts, hiking, and the valley panorama.
Jahorina
Jahorina, 30km from Sarajevo: the 1984 women's ski slopes, now Bosnia's largest resort, plus summer hiking and biking on Ogorjelica.
Things to do in Sarajevo
Tunnel of Hope tours, mountain cable cars, old-town walks, hiking trails, and more — the best activities in Sarajevo.
City sightseeing
Baščaršija's Ottoman old town and the Vijećnica, the Tunnel of Hope on the edge of the city, and the narrow streets of neighbouring Mostar.
History and memory
The siege of Sarajevo, 1992–1995: the Tunnel of Hope, the War Childhood Museum, Gallery 11/07/95, the Sarajevo roses and the Srebrenica–Potočari memorial.
Day trips
Mostar, Blagaj, Jajce and the towns of central Bosnia, all reachable from Sarajevo within a few hours.
Mountains and peaks
The Trebević cable car and its 1984 bobsled track, the ski slopes of Bjelašnica and Jahorina, and the viewpoints along the old road to Igman.
Essential travel guides
Our most popular guides to help you prepare.
Sarajevo in one day: an hour-by-hour itinerary
A timed one-day Sarajevo itinerary from Baščaršija to the Trebević cable car, with what to skip and why.
The siege of Sarajevo: a guide to the sites that remember it
A factual guide to the sites of the 1,425-day siege of Sarajevo: the Tunnel of Hope, the Historical Museum, the War Childhood Museum and the roses.
A Mostar day trip from Sarajevo: train, car or tour
Sarajevo to Mostar by train or car: prices, times, the 1566 Stari Most, the Mostari divers, and whether to add Blagaj or Kravice the same day.
Skiing near Sarajevo
Jahorina, Bjelašnica and Igman: three ski options under 45 minutes from Sarajevo, with season, altitude and which one suits you.
Sarajevo food: what to eat and what it costs
A category-by-category guide to eating in Sarajevo: cevapi, burek and its cousins, stews, pastries, coffee, beer and wine, with real prices.
Where to Stay in Sarajevo
Baščaršija, Marijin Dvor, Bistrik or Ilidža: real prices, distances and the registration rule for where to stay in Sarajevo.
Suggested itineraries
Tested routes to make the most of your time.
Sarajevo in three days: city, history and mountains
A three-day Sarajevo itinerary: two days in the city and the Tunnel of Hope, one full day in the mountains at Bjelašnica and Lukomir.
A five-day Bosnia itinerary from Sarajevo
Five days from Sarajevo to Mostar, Kravice Falls, the Tito bunker at Konjic and the mountain village of Lukomir, with prices and driving times.
Seven days in Sarajevo: a full week from one base
A week-long Sarajevo itinerary with no hotel changes: the city and the Tunnel of Hope, Mostar, Kravice, Jajce and Travnik, Konjic, and Bjelašnica.
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